About Manchester Buddhist Centre

Part of the Triratna Buddhist Community

Manchester Buddhist Centre is part of the Triratna Buddhist Community, formerly the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order or FWBO.

Each centre in this com­munity is fin­an­cially and leg­ally independent.

A registered charity

Mission state­ment from our char­ity registration

The advance­ment of the Buddhist reli­gion, in particular:

  1. To encour­age mem­bers and oth­ers to live in accord­ance with the teach­ings of the Buddha
  2. To sup­port ordained mem­bers of the Triratna Buddhist Order and other duly ordained Buddhists at the dis­cre­tion of the Council of Manchester Buddhist Centre
  3. To main­tain close com­mu­nic­a­tion with, and work under the guid­ance of, the Triratna Buddhist Order and in co-operation with other groups with the same objects
  4. To use applic­a­tions of the Buddha’s teach­ing to pro­mote the health and well-being of all

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Our beau­ti­ful building

Visitors are wel­come to our Centre — you don’t have to be a Buddhist!

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Who runs the Centre?

The trust­ees are leg­ally respons­ible for the run­ning of the Centre and its courses. The Chair is respons­ible for the Centre’s spir­itual dir­ec­tion and integ­rity. The Centre Team, other employ­ees and the Centre’s teach­ers put the Board of Trustees’ vis­ion into practice

Board of Trustees
  • Suryaka
  • Padmadarshini
  • Munisha
  • Arthaketu
  • Sona
  • Dayanandi
  • Prasadu
  • Dayamala (Chair until end of May 2013. Arthavadin becomes Chair later in 2013)
Teaching

The Red Lotus Kula is respons­ible for the over­all dir­ec­tion of teach­ing and events:

  • Chandana
  • Arthaketu
  • Dayamala
  • Suryaka
Centre Team

There are three part-time and three full-time staff:

  • Suryaka Centre man­ager and maintenance
  • Richard Millington Administration
  • Chandana Programme / teaching
  • Dharmakasara Reception and shop
  • Vishangka Fundraising and publicity
  • Ratnagita Finance

Their email addresses fol­low the same pat­tern — first name at manchesterbuddhistcentre.org.uk

Other part-time employees
  • Dayanandi Women’s mitra convenor
  • Arthaketu Men’s mitra convenor

Other local Triratna Buddhist Centres and groups

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